Finding and Using Information

Resources

Teachers are encouraged to limit resources depending on time and grade.
Playground links
Types of playgrounds
Types of resources

Reading for Information

• Skimming and Scanning: the Basics

Notetaking
The following two links provide many ideas and links for teaching students to paraphrase, quote and summarize.

• The Big Ideas of Notemaking and Notetaking
• Notemaking and Notetaking Links

Tools for Collecting Information: Notetaking

• Note Card examples and explanation
• Taking Notes
• The Official Scribe: It is all about learning styles and collaboration
• Top 10 Sites for NoteTaking

Summarizing

• Summarization in any Subject: 50 Techniques to Improve Student Learning by Rick Wormeli

Synthesis (from more than one source)

• Key Concept: Synthesis

The Rough Draft
Writing -- Sketching -- Outlining
Students generate a draft of how they are going to share what they have learned -- how they have answered the question.

Day 5: Sharing and Celebrating